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What will this equation's answer be? 2(x-4)-3(4x+5)=-6(x+2)+5(x-3)

 Nov 23, 2015
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Simplify the following:
2 (x-4)-3 (4 x+5)

2 (x-4) = 2 x-8:
2 x-8-3 (4 x+5)

-3 (4 x+5) = -15-12 x:
2 x+-15-12 x-8

Grouping like terms, 2 x-12 x-15-8 = (2 x-12 x)+(-8-15):
(2 x-12 x)+(-8-15)

2 x-12 x = -10 x:
-10 x+(-8-15)

-8-15 = -23:
-23-10 x

Factor -1 out of -10 x-23:
Answer: |  -(10x+23)

 Nov 23, 2015

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